Question reference: S6W-27754
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 May 2024
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 June 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many adverse incidents have occurred at, or within a half mile radius of, the Toll of Birness in each year since 2010, including the period from January to end of May 2024.
Answer
Transport Scotland only holds accident information which is provided to us by Police Scotland. Transport Scotland does not hold information relating to damage only accidents or adverse incidents generally (i.e. not involving an injury).
Since Amey took over the Operating Company contract in 2022, incidents such as flooding (7 times), potholes (3 times), fallen trees (twice) and dead badgers (twice) have prompted Amey to visit the location.
According to Transport Scotland’s accident database, there have been 14 personal injury accidents which have occurred at or within half a mile radius of the A90 Toll of Birness junction between 1 January 2010 and 5 March 2024. These are tabulated below:
Accidents by Year | |
Year | Total |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 1 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 1 |
2014 | 3 |
2015 | 0 |
2016 | 1 |
2017 | 1 |
2018 | 2 |
2019 | 1 |
2020 | 1 |
2021 | 1 |
2022 | 0 |
2023 | 1 |
2024* | 0 |
* data available until 5 March 2024
Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager Database
Notes:
Statistics for Police Scotland
Date Period: 01-01-2010 – 05-03-2024
Date Extracted - 21/05/2024
Please note that the personal injury accident information provided above is based on the current figures available. The following are potential reasons for an accident not appearing on our system:
Transport Scotland only holds accident information which is provided to us by Police Scotland. Transport Scotland does not hold information relating to damage only accidents (i.e. not involving an injury).
Transport Scotland only holds accident information for the trunk road network.
The accident information Transport Scotland holds is subject to change. E.g. we receive late returns from Police Scotland, who are responsible for recording details of injury accidents.
Annual Scottish accident figures are published by Transport Scotland on a yearly basis and can be found by entering Reported Road Casualties Scotland into your search engine.
From summer 2019, Police Scotland introduced a new system for recording traffic collisions. Due to improved recording and categorisation processes, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of casualties and accidents on Scottish roads that are classified as serious.